Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter
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Author: Neil D. Jespersen, Alison Hyslop
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One chemical substance in natural gas is a compound called methane. Its molecules are composed of carbon and hydrogen, and each molecule contains four atoms of hydrogen and one atom of carbon. In this compound, 0.33597 g of hydrogen is combined with 1.0000 g of carbon-12. Use this information to calculate the atomic mass of the element hydrogen.
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